Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
Johnny Hughes wrote:Bob Taylor wrote:On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 08:14 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: [snip]what happens if you edit /etc/rpm/platform and change it too: i686-redhat-linuxNothing.
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The problem was most likely the /etc/rpm/platformif it is i386 and not i686 then is will not allow i686 RPMS to be installed.That file should only be updated IF anaconda does an install or upgrade.Good to note, I was under the impression that it might be set in the initrd in case a different kernel image is installed.It should only be i386 of it is installed on a pentium classic processor (or equivalent).Would anaconda even allow C5 to install on such a class cpu?
no ... and we have no i386 kernel ... no idea how that file got changed, but the only code to make it happen would be a pentium classic processor. C5 would just die, as there is not one. (c4 too)
That is the only cause of the "incompatible arch".Nothing in centos except an install/upgrade via anaconda should ever tough that file, so once you change it, it should remain changed.Reboot a couple times and makes sure it (/etc/rpm/platform) stays the same.If it changes we need to figure out why.I think there may be a case or two of bad packages updating that file I believe these are some dumb Mozilla plugins though, googling got me these: http://dnmouse.webs.com/playdvdsmore.htm and here: http://www.fedorafaq.org/ The OP had a lot of kitchen sinks installed maybe a broken plugin was the cause of all that grief. Probably right around the time he installed that repo and things stopped working.
In both cases it seems that unixODBC-devel.i386 is the thing that possibly makes /etc/rpm/paltform angry.
Let me research that.
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